Space Jam: A New Legacy. Context Matters
No shade. Space Jam 2 is dope!! Lemme explain… Studio films today are glorified escapism with big, bright, flashy lights. And they always have been. Since the days of Charlton Heston in the epic of Moses, or Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, right up to the release of the first modern “blockbuster” of Jaws on June 20th, 1975, […]
7 Ways Screenwriters Can Give A More Effective Pitch
Pitching is a delicate dance between screenwriter and executive. A mating ritual of words and story ideas. A seduction. Much of it is rehearsed, but there is a certain amount of winging it involved, especially if screenwriters need to pivot to change their pitching tack in a flagging room. Screenwriters need to read the room, […]
Everything You Need To Know About Pitching But Rarely Told
Pitching is a finely nuanced art form. Part performance. Part sales. The final goal… to get them to say yes! Manager/ Producer Alexander Robb from Insignia Entertainment deep dives into the fine art of pitching. So much of the screenwriting process is dictated by the first step of the verbal presentation. And every pitch starts […]
How Much Creative Risk Should Screenwriters Take?
The delicate balance between art and commerce is often a factor in every screenwriter’s work. If every screenplay always played it safe, where how would filmmakers like David Lynch, David Cronenberg or Yorgos Lanthimos be? Would The Shape Of Water have ever been produced, let alone win an Academy Award? Where would the film industry […]
Are You Ready To Enter The Screenwriting Marketplace?
Every screenwriter has toiled for years on their film and TV scripts. They’ve written, got screenplay feedback and rewritten their scripts. You may have even attracted the interest of a literary agent or manager who’ve helped your polish scripts. You question whether your work is ready to be circulated to film industry professionals. Alexander Robb […]
